Job Description

Job Summary: The selected applicant for this position is responsible for the instruction of AAS Traditional Nursing Degree students in the classroom, laboratory, and clinical areas. This is a full-time faculty position. This includes teaching, office hours, and required meetings. The weekly schedule is typically Monday through Friday, during the day, for on-campus and clinical supervision. Schedule may vary during convocation, finals week, and assessment week.

The selected candidate should be articulate, team-oriented, professional in appearance and demeanor, and display excellent interpersonal skills. They will maintain currency within their field, including required licensure.

Local and regional travel is expected for clinical and/or other programs, division, and/or college needs. Occasional travel outside of the region may be necessary for attendance at events such as conferences and/or meetings.

This role is exempt, 100% grant-funded with the expectation for this position to change to being college funded beginning academic year 2029-2030, and governed by state and federal laws and institution policy.

Salary: Annual salary to commensurate with education and experience. Plus, excellent benefit package.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Actively participates in annual evaluation process related to job performance as directed by the South Arkansas College’s Annual Faculty Evaluation.
• Develops and revises master and course syllabi based upon college guidelines and templates and provide current syllabus to students.
• Maintains attendance, academic, and other records as required and submits all reports promptly to program director, division dean, and/or other applicable college personnel.
• Reviews and selects course materials and technological requirements with guidance from program director.
• Conducts class as scheduled and in accordance with established class times.
• Adheres to FERPA (FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT) Guidelines when handling student information.
• Complies with college policies and procedures per the Administrative Procedures Manual (APM) and Faculty Manual and abides by state and federal policies.
• Demonstrates commitment to the college mission and values through active participation on committees, through service, and in pursuit of institutional effectiveness and excellence utilizing the college’s strategic initiatives.
• Reports to work as scheduled and maintains office hours as posted per policy.
• Grades students work appropriately, fairly, and timely, and provide students with constructive feedback.
• Maintains appropriate, current certifications and licensure.
• Performs assessment of courses and submits course assessment reports as per college policy.
• Effectively manages and promotes safety in classroom, laboratory, and during clinical experiences.
• Provides effective theoretical, lab, and clinical instruction, supervision, and evaluation to achieve designated course learner and program outcomes, including NCLEX preparation for students.
• Provides a structured learning environment in which diverse students are treated equitably and respectfully.
• Incorporates a variety of teaching methods to address different student learning styles and incorporates diversity and higher-ordered thinking in instruction of program.
• Develops and demonstrates an established rapport with students.
• Communicates with students, faculty, staff, administration, and visitors in a clear, respectful, timely, and professional manner.
• Participates in recruitment activities and utilizes student retention strategies. Advises, guides, and remediates program students as needed as a component of recruitment and retention of students.
• Assists Program Director with continued compliance with all Arkansas State Board of Nursing and other applicable guidelines.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to use information technology for professional productivity (such as Microsoft Office Suite).
• Instruct others.
• Use computer, software, and learning management system.
• Common nursing and teaching equipment operation proficiency.
• Professional and pleasant demeanor, team-oriented, and problem-solving ability.
• Good listening skills and ability to follow directions.
• Excellent organizational, time management, flexibility, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize tasks, and follow up on assigned duties.
• Ability to determine action steps, organize sequence of actions needed to initiate and complete work tasks and duties, and evaluate results leading to corrective actions as needed.
• Complete work without habitual errors.
• Reading comprehension and executive mental/cognitive functions for new learning.
• Have visual ability sufficient for observation and assessment.
• Have auditory ability sufficient for monitoring and assessing health needs.
• Attention (sustained, divided), observation, following, memory, categorization, pattern recognition, monitoring, and sequencing/structuring.
• Insight, prioritization, analysis, assessment and evaluation, judgement, problem solving, and critical thinking.
• Social perceptiveness and active listening.
• Emotional regulation and self-control.
• Ability to work:
  • in close proximity to others.
  • with some distracting noises and sounds.
  • in Open classroom and laboratory room, individual office area, academic building, college campus.
  • With exposure to infectious diseases, contaminants, and radiation within operating room setting.

Job Requirements

Required Education and Experience:

• Holds a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Registered Nursing (RN)
• Has work experience as a Registered Nurse for a minimum of two (2) years
• Possesses sound familiarity of current nursing concepts, principles, practices, and skills.
• Must be able to perform expected duties of a nursing instructor in various clinical settings.

• Holds a master’s degree in nursing
• Has work experience as a Registered Nurse for a minimum of three (3) years
• Possesses sound familiarity of current nursing concepts, principles, practices, and skills.
• Must be able to perform expected duties of a nursing instructor in various clinical settings.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Fine motor coordination and dexterity used to complete hands-on teaching of nursing information.
• Fine motor coordination and dexterity used to complete work tasks related to teaching, preparing teaching items, and completing non-instructional tasks related to teaching and training of others.
• Gross motor skills used to push, pull, lift, hold, carry objects [must be able to lift 50 pounds independently and team lift 150 pounds].
• Gross motor skills used to reach, twist, bend, kneel, and squat.
• Fine and gross motor skills sufficient for providing safe and competent nursing care.
• Physical mobility sufficient for long periods of office work and direct supervision of students in lab and clinical settings.
• Ability to move around and about their area and operate a computer as needed.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications are subject to the Arkansas FOIA. South Arkansas College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. South Arkansas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, handicap, or veteran status in the provision of educational or employment opportunities or benefits.

The college is in compliance with titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and all other federal and state laws related to equal opportunity practices.

The selected candidate will be required to submit to a criminal background check and must receive acceptable results. They must also provide any relevant certificates of training or licenses (if applicable), official transcripts (for positions requiring undergraduate or graduate education), and possess a clean driving record. All new hire paperwork must be completed prior to the start date. This is a safety-sensitive position and subject to drug testing.

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